Management of alopecia areata
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Epithelial Sciences, School of Translational Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Union Hospital of JiLin University, Chang Chun, People’s Republic of China Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany Skin Disease Research Centre, Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA Correspondence to: M Harries, University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M6 8HD [email protected]
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